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Peru rescues people trapped by landslides on highway for nearly a week

Name: Peru rescues people trapped by landslides on highway for nearly a week
Start: 2026-08-22T03:30:21Z
Location: Peru

Peru · Latin America + Caribbean region

detected 2026-08-22T03:30:21Z updated 2026-08-22T03:30:21Z

Peru rescues people trapped by landslides on highway for nearly a week.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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5 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event. This report has no exact coordinates, so it is shown at country level (shaded area).

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